S. Hieronymus in Deserto (Saint Jerome in the Desert)

c. 1555/1557

Johannes and Lucas van Doetechum after Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Associated Names
Lucas van Doetechum

Artist, Netherlandish, active 1554-1572; died before 1589

Johannes van Doetechum the Elder

Artist, Netherlandish, 1528/1532 - 1605

Hieronymus Cock

Publisher, Netherlandish, 1518 - 1570

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Artist After, Netherlandish, c. 1525/1530 - 1569

The etching depicts a detailed landscape with an elevated viewpoint. The horizon, hills, sky with swirling clouds, water inlets, boats, fortified town, woodlands, rocky outcrops, pathways, tree, and figure engaging in logging activity are all visible. The scene is created using finely hatched lines with varying density for depth and texture. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of sepia.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate): 30.5 × 43 cm (12 × 16 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.11.59

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 11, State only

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1908

  • Bastelaer, Rene van. Les estampes de Peter Bruegel l'ancien. Brussels: G. van Oest et Cie, 1908.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (van Doetecum family, Henk Nalis author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 11, state only.

Inscriptions

lower right, in plate, in image: brueghel Inue / h cock excu

Wikidata ID

Q65510252

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